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Centroberyx rubricaudus Liu & Shen, 1985

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

Centroberyx rubricaudus is a member of the family Berycidae. Originally thought to be endemic to Taiwan, there has been a reported catch of C. rubricaudus at the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean.

Wikipedia contributors, Centroberyx rubricaudus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:15:32.954286+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Centroberyx rubricaudus Liu & Shen, 1985
Name authority
Liu & Shen, 1985
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Beryciformes
Family
Berycidae
Genus
Centroberyx
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderBeryciformes
  11. suborderBerycoidei
  12. familyBerycidae Lowe, 1839
  13. genusCentroberyx Gill, 1862
  14. speciesCentroberyx rubricaudus Liu & Shen, 1985

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Centroberyx. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Centroberyx australis Shimizu & Hutchins, 1987BerycidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Centroberyx lineatus (Cuvier, 1829)BerycidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 4 records assigned to Berycidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Liu, C.-H.; Shen, S.-C. (1985). Centroberyx rubricaudus, a new berycoid fish (family Berycidae) from Taiwan. Journal of Taiwan Museum, 38 (2): 1–7. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:69FXY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.